National restaurant chains proving profitable for farmers

A growing number of U.S. farmers are boosting business through efforts to sell their peanuts, eggs, cranberries and other produce to national restaurant chains, according to the Associated Press. At the P.F. Chang-owned Pei Wei chain, new peanut-based dishes stem from a sales and marketing push by the National Peanut Board. But some producers worry that pricing pressures by national chains could eat into their bottom lines, and others say big deals can dry up quickly if restaurants discontinue menu items.